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Can OneLibrary unite DJ tools? USB export from your DJ tool of choice
OneLibrary to rule them all? AlphaTheta hopes so, with a new library format that works across software and hardware without conversion, and with all your playlists, cue points, beatgrids, and so on intact. That may sound like a tall order, but it’s already launching with support for Pioneer hardware, Rekordbox, Traktor, and djay Pro.
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Tim Exile’s Finalist mixes and masters creatively, colorfully — with no AI
What if you could drop in a bunch of stems and let a plug-in mix and master for you, subtly or to extremes, with no “AI” involved? That’s the latest idea from Tim Exile, and it’s produces such quick, varied results that it can serve as a one-click way to hear your mix creatively from a different angle. Just when everyone had forgotten about Instagram filters, we finally see their equivalent in music. And it’s a delight.
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2025
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Free deals: UA PolyMAX synth, iZotope Ozone Imager, Tonal Balance Control
Arriving with this weekend’s giveaways are some big freebies from Universal Audio and Native Instruments (now parent of iZotope). If you act fast, that includes iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control for free, through the US holiday weekend ending late Monday. Let’s break down the offers and tools.
Peter Kirn - May 25, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Free now: Voculon 3000 is a wonderful retro-futuristic vocal instrument
Peter Kirn - September 26, 2023
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Arturia FX the latest to get the Elisabeth Homeland Ableton Live wrapper treatment, and whoa
Peter Kirn - April 26, 2023
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Soundwide, parent of Native Instruments and iZotope, lays off approximately 8% of staff
Peter Kirn - January 27, 2023
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Komplete 14 adds Kontakt 7, expands bundle, but M1/M2 support is spotty — at a glance
Peter Kirn - September 8, 2022
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NI has retired Absynth soft synth after 22 years; here’s a statement from its creator
Peter Kirn - September 8, 2022
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